1994 Buick Century Reviews - Page 3 of 4

1994 Buick Century Special 3.1 V6 from North America

Summary:

Poor mans caddy

Faults:

I had to fix an oil leak which was about 650$ and new tires were 199$. AC charge 129$

General Comments:

I found it this on the used lot at a Saturn dealership. It was traded in with only 50K miles on it!!! I assume someone older had it prior to me. I got it for 2800$ (before tax). Although I've had to put some money into it I've seen cars about this age in really rough shape for at least a thousand or 2 more so the repairs make up the difference.

The body has some rust and some dings, but it happens after 11 years. It rides like a more expensive car.

13th Nov 2006, 16:24

18th Dec 2008, 16:27

I would like to say to the person who said GM can take their cars and shove them that not all their cars are or were bad. All car companies have a lemon of one type or another even the foreign companies like Toyota or Honda. In fact I own a 1978 Oldsmobile and until this day it runs like new and I have never had to do any major repairs on it.

General Comments:

Other than what is listed above and standard maint. to the brakes and muffler along with 4 sets of tires everything else is orginal.

I had to do some light body work at 227,000 around the front headlights. the body man matched the paint so close you can hardly tell. The body is sound and glass excellent. Smooth ride. Good seats and all of the power motors work fine.

You have to be careful you do not tweak the plugs to tight as the heat of these units will crack the ceramic's.

If I had any complaints on this car I would say that it is underpowered, but what can you expect for a 2.2? It will cruise all day at 70mph if needed.

Mileage is best around 55-60 and can push 34 with a good trailing wind.

I do not know how long the motor will last. We checked the compression at 246,880 miles and all four cylinders were holding at 95#. My goal is to see if it will make 300,000 miles.